tempered
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Stocks rose Friday and government yields held their losses after comments from top Federal Reserve officials tempered fears that the central bank would hike interest rates at its meeting this month.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The two main contracts Brent and West Texas Intermediate pared their gains Wednesday and on Thursday they edged lower, though news of fresh US attacks tempered the selling.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Excitement over its future prospects should be tempered because of the fragility of the opposition, yet there is no doubt England's bowlers have been outstanding so far in this series.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“This continues the steady stream of data that have tempered expectations of monetary tightening and should provide further support for gold in the coming months,” they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
For Geyer, finding the girls was “one of the most satisfactory events of my life,” but his satisfaction was tempered by the fact that Howard remained missing.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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